The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-06

Our young friend Arch Cheatham left
Monday for Baltimore, TO attend final
course of lecture at the University of Mary
land Medical College. Our best wishes
attend him
Mr.. Thos. III. CIary, of the extensive
house of Hillsalan & Myers, clothiers aad
merchant tailors, Lynchburg, Va, is here
this week, having come down to be present
at the marriage of his brother yesterday
morning.
There is a growing impression abroad
that the GOLD LEAF is something of a
rustler itself. Well, its circulation Is not
so enormously large as some others
l-(clatmed) nor is it raking in a barrel Of
money day-but it manages to keep up
with the procession, while as wide-awake,
newsy local paper 1T is long ways ahead.
Ladington & Aycock have been sending
out large quantities of very neat job work
lately. AS they constantly add to their
stock Of types, stationery, etc, heiz facii-
tiles for doing a much larger range of work
are increased They not only supply a
| larger part Of the home demand but send
work abroad, even beyond the borders of
the State.
The town authorities have at last begun
to make war on dogs. A tax of Sl.00 is
necessary now for any four legged dog to
run at arg Those found without collar
and badge will be caught and impounded
and then it will take 500 to get them out.
| After being kept up three days those not
claimed and the tax paid on them will be
ethe<wise disposed Of
The most extensive crop of onions from
a small peice of land that We have heard
of so far has Just been gathered by our
young druggist friend Will Cheatham.
On less than one-half acre he raised near
| ly 100 bushels OF OniOns-enough to break
up the chances of marriage Of every court
| ing man in the county-if he should eat of
them plentifully before starting out to see
his lady love.
Our young friend W, 7. Swain is easily
| the Furman among young farmers here
| abouts. He made splendid tobacco crop
this year and has had signal success in
curing 1t. John w. Clark engineered the
1ues for him and no one perhaps knows
better how to get the best results there
FROM. If Yves does not get some extra big
prices for his tobacco the GOLD LEAF will
be disappointed.
What our town and section needs is
more money, to operate more manufactO-
ries. Our business men should form them
selves into an association to attract for
eign capital. An offer to unite with capt.
talists who are seeking investments in the
South would certainly meet with favora-
BILE response. Let us organize and do
something along this line. What say you?
| Who will move in the matter?
Our merchants have all returned from
the Northern markets where they have
been making large purchases of new goods
for the fall and winter trade. Every train
brings immense quantities of merchandise
Of every description and the drays are kept
busy hauling them from the depot to their
| respective places of destination. Consult
cur advertising columns for the best and
cheapest places to buy.
Work On the railroad from GAINESVILLE
to Oxford is being pushed rapidly forward.
The cOnSummatisn of this scheme gives US
I a competing line, putting Henderson in
| direct communication with Richmond via
GAINESVILLE and Keysville over tse Rich
mond & Danville system, thing most de-
voutly to be wished. Another year we
will not have to pay 1920 ton freight On
coal. in car load Lots. from Richmond.
Let us have more factories. It would
be paying investment if the business
men should unite and establish a number
of small industries. They would not only
materially benefit the town but repay the
owners in two ways the profits accruing
from the manufactured wares, and the
extra amount of money put into circulation
by the operatives, for food supplies, cloth
ing, &c. 1t is the manufacturing commu-
nifty that is the truly prosperous one.
| Read all the advertisements in this
paper. They are the personal invitation
to you of our leading and most enterpris-
ing merchants, are neat and attractive,
and will tell you something to your advan-
tage. 1t is the live, wide-awake man you
want to deal with. the man who does bust.
ness upon business principles, who turns
over his money rapidly and is content with
quick sales and small profits. These are
the kind of men who advertise.
During last week and up to Tuesday
: night Rev. Alex Sprunt the pastor has beer
conducting series of nightly meetings a
: the Presbyterian church. These services
G have been we'll attended and in them w,
v doubt not seed have been sown that viii
e bear rich fruit hereafter. Mr. Sprun
: preached some excellent sermons durin,
G the progress of these meetings and man,
who have been regular attendants upol
q them regret that they have been brought t.
. a close.
s. Conversing with farmers daily we lear
h that they are highly elated at the fin
1t prices obtained for their tobacco sold here
Is Well satisfied they all seem to be an
:. cheerful and chatty are they after the
have received their bill of sales. No maj
" ket in the State has reputation for pay
~ ing better prices for all grades of the lea
~ and our warehousemen and dealers con
;" mence the new business year with renewe
energy and a full determination to surpas
l" all former efforts.
New tobacco is being marketed ver
rapidly. The offerings show that this
- one of the finest crops ever cured in tn
=. section, and of course both leaf and col,
- will improve with age. Prices for a